khushi ki mili ye sazaa rafta rafta — Elizabeth Kurian Mona

"kho gae ho tum jab se vaqt ki khalaaon mein maangti huun main tum ko raat-din du'aaon mein mujh ko thi ye khush-fahmi phir bahaar aaegi raunaqein kahaan aatin dil ke in khizaaon mein dil dhaDakne lagtaa hai sun ke halki aahaT bhi tere pyaar ki dastak jo hui havaaon mein bhulne ki koshish bhi kaamyaab kyaa hoti 'aks teraa dikhtaa hai mujh ko sab dishaaon mein saath teraa paaun gar khil uThegaa phir jivan intizaar kaa 'aalam hai abhi fazaaon mein phir se shaam-e-tanhaai yaad teri laai hai phir se kho gayaa hai dil maazi ki guphaaon mein kyaa gila karun 'monaa' teri bevafaai kaa jab vafaa nahin shaamil husn ki adaaon mein"

"gham kisi kaa miTaa kar to dekho apne gham ko bhulaa kar to dekho rang chehre kaa zaahir karegaa raaz-e-ulfat chhupaa kar to dekho tum se saaraa zamaana jalegaa naam-o-shohrat kamaa kar to dekho dost dushman ki pahchaan hogi dard apnaa sunaa kar to dekho ik zaraa muskuraahaT se apni ranjishon ko haTaa kar to dekho 'aib auron ke ginne se pahle khud se nazrein milaa kar to dekho be-khudi chiiz hoti hai kaisi dil kisi par luTaa kar to dekho log kaise badalte hain 'monaa' koi rishta nibhaa kar to dekho"

"daaman teraa mujh se chhuTaa milne ke haalaat nahin lekin tujh ko bhuul sakun main aisi bhi to baat nahin badle badle se lagte hain aaj ye tere tevar kyuun pahle jaise kyuun ab tere pyaar ke vo jazbaat nahin mere haath ki saari lakirein uljhi uljhi laakh sahi un mein mujh ko tu mil jaae hogi meri maat nahin tum se bichhDe arsa biitaa phir bhi aks hai aankhon mein aae na ho tum khvaabon mein jo aisi koi raat nahin khush-qismat hain log vo jin ko pyaar ke badle pyaar milaa is duniyaa mein har insaan ko haasil ye saughaat nahin jaate jaate gham ki daulat tum ne bhar di jholi mein ab ye ziist kaa sarmaaya hai maamuli khairaat nahin dard-bhari hai yaad-e-maazi phir bhi bas ji lete hain ham ne jaanaa har manDap mein aati hai baaraat nahin chaahe bahaar kaa mausam ho yaa vasl kaa koi aalam ho biit gae jo phir se vaapas aate vo lamhaat nahin jab jab tum yaad aae 'monaa' bhar aaiin meri aankhein aag lagaae dil mein aansu ye koi barsaat nahin"

"ziist mein gham hain ham-safar phir bhi taa-ajal karnaa hai basar phir bhi TuTi-phuTi huun chaahe divaarein apnaa ghar to hai apnaa ghar phir bhi chaahe inkaar ham karein sach kaa hove hai zehn par asar phir bhi dil machaltaa hai un se milne ko ham churaate rahe nazar phir bhi hai yaqin tum hamein na bhuloge ik zamaana gayaa guzar phir bhi hain ye alfaaz dil lubhaane ke kaash shaayad yunhi magar phir bhi"

"hai nahin koi naakhudaa dil kaa dil hi hai ek aasraa dil kaa chaar-su be-khudi mein phirtaa hai kuchh Thikaanaa nahin rahaa dil kaa rasm-e-duniyaa ko kyuun ye maanegaa hai alag jag se qaaeda dil kaa shekh-o-panDit ko koi samjhaae rab se rahtaa hai raabta dil kaa raah-e-insaaniyat hi avval hai hai yaqinan ye falsafa dil kaa do-jahaan bhi yahaan samaa jaaein kitnaa phailaa hai daaera dil kaa lab talak aa ke baat hi badli kyaa kare lafz tarjuma dil kaa aql kab aaegi tumhein 'monaa' maante kyuun ho tum kahaa dil kaa"

"dard iksir ke sivaa kyaa hai zakhm-e-dil ke binaa mazaa kyaa hai meri saanson mein bas gai hai mahak haae is kuche ki havaa kyaa hai vasl ke chaar din to biit gae sirf yaadein hain ab bachaa kyaa hai dil diyaa jis ko vo huaa ghaafil jurm-e-izhaar ki sazaa kyaa hai kho gayaa vo jahaan ke mele mein meri duniyaa mein ab rahaa kyaa hai baat hoti thi kal nigaahon se un ishaaron kaa ab huaa kyaa hai jaante jab the ishq kaa anjaam 'monaa' qismat se phir gila kyaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"